1. Halophilic microbial resources

1.1 Salty environments

Hypersaline environments are characterized by high salt concentrations and a characteristic ionic composition. Ions include anions (chlorine Cl ^– , bromide Br ^– , fluorine F ^– , sulfate SO ₄ ^2– , ...), cations (calcium Ca ²⁺ , iron Fe ²⁺ and Fe ³⁺ , magnesium Mg ²⁺ , potassium K ⁺ , sodium Na ^+...